BROOMFIELD — As 9-year-old Cody Wasserburger jumped into the front seat of his mother’s car after an accident in their garage, his heart was pounding. Only one thing was on his mind.

“You have to make a move or your mom will die,” he said.

The accident happened three weeks ago, when his mother, Dawn Howe, was backing out of the garage with Cody in the back seat. Realizing she had forgotten her driving glasses, she stepped out of the car without realizing she had not put the Honda Odyssey in park.